ABC7
— Gov. Pritzker signs law expanding gun sale background checks, mental health funding in Illinois – Craig Wall
https://abc7chicago.com/gun-violence-jb-pritzker-background-check-mental-health/10925169/
— Senator Lindsey Graham tests positive for COVID-19 – AP
https://abc7chicago.com/lindsey-graham-covid-coronavirus-covid-19-us-senate/10925419/
NBC5
— Rod Blagojevich Files Lawsuit Seeking Right to Run for Office in Illinois Again
https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/rod-blagojevich-files-lawsuit-seeking-right-to-run-for-office-in-illinois-again/2577146/
CBS2
— New Law Will Effectively End Immigrant Detention In Illinois (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America Illegally.)
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/08/02/immigrant-detention-law-gov-jb-pritzker-immigration-reform/
FOX32
— Biden administration has canceled $1.5B in student loan debt so far: Who could benefit next – Erika Giovanetti
https://www.fox32chicago.com/money/biden-cancels-student-loan-debt-who-benefits-next
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
— Pritzker signs law banning local jails from detaining people facing deportation. Three county jails have contracts with ICE to hold people facing deportation. – Stefano Esposito (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America Illegally.)
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/8/2/22606123/ice-detention-jails-detainees-facing-deportation-immigration-illinois-way-forward-act-pritzker-signs
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
— US employers losing patience, ratchet up the pressure on the unvaccinated – AP
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/vaccine/ct-aud-nw-us-employers-pressure-on-unvaccinated-20210802-oraw7vmsfjg6fgajgnqxmc7iuq-story.html
— DISGUSTING, OUTRAGEOUS, TRAGIC: Companies like Amazon are rethinking drug testing as cannabis use grows. – ROBERT CHANNICK (DIERSEN: To use pot is to impair yourself. To push pot on an individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country is to destroy that individual, municipality, township, county, state, or country.)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-weed-workplace-illinois-employer-testing-20210802-4dgevexdrfcyhc6o7he5q4hatu-story.html
— Why did Lightfoot claim 90% of Lollapalooza attendees were vaccinated? It was in a tweet. – REX HUPPKE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/rex-huppke/ct-lollapalooza-lightfoot-covid-chicago-vaccines-delta-variant-huppke-20210802-qwwrzlxmrreiljwrlugdvygini-story.html
— At least 55 people shot, 7 fatally, this weekend in Chicago. – KATHERINE ROSENBERG-DOUGLAS
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-chicago-shootings-violence-weekend-20210802-5b7f236nk5ejrohb5tphprplae-story.html
DAILY HERALD
— COVID-19 update: 79,040 more shots, 5,608 new cases, 11 additional deaths – Marni Pyke
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210802/covid-19-update-79040-more-shots-5608-new-cases-11-additional-deaths
— Aurora’s Paramount Theatre mandates COVID-19 vaccination for theatergoers. Will others follow? – Barbara Vitello
https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20210802/auroras-paramount-theatre-mandates-covid-19-vaccination-for-theatergoers-will-others-follow
SPRINGFIELD STATE JOURNAL REGISTER
— Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signs law effectively ending immigrant detention across state – AP (DIERSEN: Ever-increasingly, Democrats illegally encourage citizens of foreign countries to illegally come to America illegally and to illegally stay in America Illegally.)
https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/government/2021/08/02/new-illinois-law-effectively-end-immigrant-detention-state/5461227001/
WJOL
— Kinzinger Asks What Politicians Are Afraid Of Related To January 6th (DIERSEN: Democrats and RINOs are moral relativists who believe that their end justifies their means.)
https://www.wjol.com/illinois-rep-asks-what-politicians-are-afraid-of-related-to-january-6th/
NAPERVILLE COMMUNITY TELEVISION
— Face Coverings Required of Visitors to City Buildings in Naperville
https://www.nctv17.com/news/top-stories/face-coverings-required-of-visitors-to-city-buildings-in-naperville/
MCHENRY COUNTY BLOG
— Pritzker Signs “Public Health Crisis” Gun Bill with Roll Calls
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/02/pritzker-signs-public-health-crisis-gun-bill/
— Wilcox Explains Firearms Identification Bill Problems
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/07/29/wilcox-explains-firearms-identification-bill-problems/
— Unemployment Comp Rates May Soar
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/02/unemployment-comp-rates-will-soar/
–State Immigration Action
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/02/state-immigration-action/
— Ben & Jerry’s Israeli Boycott May Cost Parent Company Unilever Illinois Investments
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/01/ben-jerrys-israeli-boycott-may-cost-parent-company-unilever-illinois-investments/
— Illinois Gubernatorial Fundraising at a Glance Through June 30
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/08/01/gov080121/
— DeWitte Reports on Crystal Lake Town Hall Meeting
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/07/31/dewitte-reports-on-crystal-lake-town-hall-meeting/
— Illinois Now Has a “Chief Equity Officer”
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/07/30/illinois-now-has-a-chief-equity-officer/
— Illinois Supreme Court 2nd District Gains Two Additional Candidates
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/07/30/ilsupcourt073021/
— Looking at Unrest and Disparate Congressional Reactions
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/07/30/looking-at-unrest-and-disparate-congressional-reactions/
— Tribune Continues to Obfuscate Cost of ComEd Rate Increases If “Energy” Bill Passes
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/07/30/tribune-continues-to-obfuscate-cost-of-comed-rate-increases-if-energy-bill-passes/
— Gubernatorial Candidate Paul Schimpf Coming to Barrington
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/07/29/gubernatorial-candidate-paul-schimpf-coming-to-barrington/
— Three Republican State Senators Say They Will Not Vote to Raise Electric Rates
http://mchenrycountyblog.com/2021/07/27/three-republican-state-senators-say-they-will-not-vote-to-raise-electric-rates/
ILLINOIS REVIEW
— MIDST BORDER CHAOS, NEW ILLINOIS LAW ENDS STATE PARTNERSHIP WITH ICE; OPENS STATE’S DOOR WIDE TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/midst-border-chaos-new-illinois-law-ends-state-partnership-with-ice-opens-states-door-wide-to-illega.html
— THORNER: COMMUNISM OVERTAKES UNION-CONTROLLED GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/thorner-communism-overtakes-union-controlled-government-schools.html
— MORE GOV’T DEBT AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/more-govt-debt-as-far-as-the-eye-can-see.html
— THE REVOLT OF THE UNWOKE
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/the-revolt-of-the-unwoke.html
— THE PERPETUAL EMERGENCY
https://www.illinoisreview.com/illinoisreview/2021/08/the-perpetual-emergency.html
CAPITOL FAX
— COVID-19 roundup
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/02/covid-19-roundup-84/
— Pritzker signs FOID compromise into law
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/02/pritzker-signs-foid-compromise-into-law/
— Miller, Bailey, Rabine and DeVore campaigns are gonna make for one long and comically ridiculous year
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/02/miller-bailey-rabine-and-devore-campaigns-are-gonna-make-for-one-long-and-comically-ridiculous-year/
— GOP legislators want stand-alone nuke/renewable bill – ICJC urges labor to dump carbon, get back to nuke issue – Senate to “keep discussions going” – Pritzker to unions: Pass my compromise bill *** Unions claim impasse on energy bill talks
https://capitolfax.com/2021/08/02/unions-claim-impasse-on-energy-bill-talks/
FOX NEWS
— David Horowitz slams Biden’s ‘monstrous lie’ on White supremacy: Shifting blame to US for ‘personal atonement’ The author of ‘The Enemy Within: How A Totalitarian Movement Is Destroying America’ sounds off on wrongful claims of US racism – Charles Creitz
https://www.foxnews.com/media/david-horowitz-joe-biden-white-supremacy
AMERICAN THINKER
— Biden wants taxpayers to pay for lawyers for illegal aliens – Thomas Lifson
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2021/08/biden_wants_taxpayers_to_pay_for_lawyers_for_illegal_aliens_.html
CONSERVATIVE HQ
— Science, The Foundation Of Western Civilization Is Crumbling – George Rasley
https://www.conservativehq.org/post/science-the-foundation-of-western-civilization-is-crumbling
DAILY CALLER
— Biden’s ‘Pandemic Of The Unvaccinated’ Doesn’t Include Illegal Immigrants, Apparently – BRADLEY DEVLIN
https://dailycaller.com/2021/08/02/joe-biden-coronavirus-pandemic-illegal-immigrants-infected-border-crisis-cdc/
TOWNHALL
— Disease Expert Tells CNN: Most Masks Don’t Really Work Against Wuhan Coronavirus – Katie Pavlich
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2021/08/02/cnn-guest-actually-cloth-masks-dont-really-work-against-wuhan-coronavirus-n2593473
— New Report on the Wuhan Lab Details ‘Greatest Coverup of All Time’ – Katie Pavlich|
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2021/08/02/new-report-wuhan-scientists-were-juicing-up-deadly-viruses-in-unsafe-conditions-n2593454
PATRIOT POST
— Woeful Immigration Enforcement Worsens Crisis. ICE touts 12,500 deportations while releasing 50,000 illegals into the U.S. without court dates. – THOMAS GALLATIN
https://patriotpost.us/articles/81647-bidens-woeful-immigration-enforcement-worsens-crisis-2021-08-02
BIZ PAC REVIEW
— Biden’s secret immigration policy is a slap in the face of every American – Ed Brodow (DIERSEN: How many illegals have the following secretly agreed to accept: your school district, your church, your municipality, your township, your county, Illinois, and America?)
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2021/08/02/bidens-secret-immigration-policy-is-a-slap-in-the-face-of-every-american-1112405/
EPOCH TIMES
— Sending Back the Cubans – Dinesh D’Souza
https://www.theepochtimes.com/sending-back-the-cubans_3928038.html
THE HILL
— Graham says he has COVID-19 ‘breakthrough’ infection – JORDAIN CARNEY
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/565969-graham-says-he-has-covid-19-breakthrough-infection
WASHINGTON POST
— America’s Hidden Crisis of Power and Place. Our country’s path to political influence involves defecting from your hometown and congregating in one of a handful of wealthy neighborhoods. It’s undermining trust in government — and corroding our democracy. – David Fontana (DIERSEN: My critics/opponents stress that none of my ancestors lived in DuPage County, that I have lived in DuPage County only since 1978 when I was 29 years old, that I have lived in my precinct only since 1984, that I have never worked in DuPage County, that I attended no schools in DuPage County, that attended no churches in DuPage County, and that I raised no children in DuPage County.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2021/08/02/americas-hidden-crisis-power-place/
— How ‘race-norming’ was built into the NFL concussion settlement. The NFL and lawyers for former players blame the controversial practice on doctors. But both sides negotiated a settlement that guaranteed race would affect payouts — and defended the practice long after concerns were raised. – Will Hobson
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/08/02/race-norming-nfl-concussion-settlement/
PATCH UNITED STATES
— New York, California, and Illinois lose Boomer population. Texas gains Millennials.
https://patch.com/us/across-america/new-york-california-illinois-lose-boomer-population
FORBES
— Denying The Abuses Of Critical Race Theory And Cancel Culture
https://www.forbes.com/sites/evangerstmann/2021/08/02/denying-the-abuses-of-critical-race-theory-and-cancel-culture/
NEWSWEEK
— Ex-Illinois Governor, Who Trump Freed from Jail, Files Lawsuit to Run for Office Again
https://www.newsweek.com/ex-illinois-governor-who-trump-freed-jail-files-lawsuit-run-office-again-1615491
RASMUSSEN REPORTS
— COVID-19: Two-Thirds of Democrats Want Mandatory Masks, Even After Vaccination
https://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/covid_19/covid_19_two_thirds_of_democrats_want_mandatory_masks_even_after_vaccination
